Its wednesday night and we are home alone. I've got a lot of catching up to do on the blog so here goes.

Last weekend was great. It was a pleasant return to normal with Jack.

Friday evening we took Kate out for her first family dinner. Amy, Shirley, Jack, Kate, and I went to the Salty Iguana, a mexican restaurant, for a little dinner. She slept the entire time, and Jack watched the olympics on TV.

He and I went out for our usual pancakes and coffee on Saturday morning then went to the local toy store in Brookside and bought some birthday gifts for his friends birthday party that afternoon. Jack played with every toy in the store! Amy and Grandma Shirley met us at the coffee shop for a latte.

Saturday afternoon we went to a little birthday party for Carter and C.C., two of Jack's friends that were turning two. The weather was great and the party was nice. We even took Kate with us.

Sunday I got up really early and went out to Longview Lake for a training workout with my buddy Mike. We did 24 miles on the bike and 4 miles running. It was the best I felt all summer. My next triathlon (on that same course) is next Sunday. I'm as ready as i will ever be! Sunday was chore day around the house for me. While I changed light bulbs and cleaned the garage, Amy and Shirley kept Kate and Jack occupied. Kate slept a lot, but Jack played in his new sandbox and his baby pool on the patio.

I went to Cleveland for a work trip Tuesday and returned home Wednesday. When I left, it was Amy, Shirley, Jack and Kate. When I returned, Grandma Shirley was gone. It seems so quiet around here without her.

Kate set a personal record last night while I was gone - she went 6 hours between feedings which gave Amy about 5 consecutive hours of sleep in one chunk. She had another 2 1/2 hours after the feeding. By my calculations she had more sleep here than I did in Cleveland and she didn't wake up with a Grey Goose hangover.